Tony Schumacher: So all new engineering and anything electrical, ah, computerized, will be tried out here, they'll have a pilot come in and try to fly it and see how it integrates with the helicopter itself?

Brad Bankster: Yes, sir.

Tony Schumacher: Outstanding

Mike Green: I think I can fly this thing, what do you think?

Tony Schumacher: Yeah, I think it's big and slow, you outta be good at it. I'm gonna go fly the Kiowa see if I can keep that big boy in the air.

Mike Green: Well let's see who can keep theirs in the air longer (Tony/Mike fist bump)

Tony Schumacher: You got it!

(Tony/Jamie inside Kiowa simulator)

Tony Schumacher: Alright, Jamie, man, what an awesome machine, but why is this Kiowa simulator so important?

Jamie Bishop: It's very important. Down at Fort Rucker we have six of these training devices and at our schoolhouse there, the students start at the schoolhouse and learn to press all the buttons and switches. Learn where everything's at; that way we can teach them at the schoolhouse and they don't go out to the aircraft and make the mistakes they would normally make if they didn't have that instruction prior to going out to the flight.

Tony Schumacher: Preparation equals results, man. You prepare in a simulator like this, you keep people safe, let them learn the numbers, let them learn the training before they go off in the theatre and do the job for real. Its awesome! Thank you.

(video of Tony/Jamie flying the Kiowa and Mike/Brad flying the Chinook)

Mike Green: Alright Tony, so how did you do?

Tony Schumacher: Oh, you'd have to ask my instructor Jamie, but I think we nailed it pretty good.